Proposed
Infrakey data district (west of Elm Mott)
Also called: Lacy Lakeview Data District
Infrakey wants to build a $10 billion data center campus with 21 buildings and its own gas power plant on 520 acres west of Elm Mott. Lacy Lakeview voted to annex the land to collect taxes. Many neighbors oppose it.
Where things stand: Lacy Lakeview voted 6-1 on Dec. 9, 2025 to sign a deal and annex 520 acres from Waco's ETJ.
🕒 Latest update (Dec 9, 2025): City Council voted 6-1 to approve an agreement and annex 520 acres.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAround Taylor Lane, west of Elm Mott, about a mile from Ross, Lacy-Lakeview, McLennan County
- 🏢 CompanyInfrakey DC Parks
- 🌳 Size520 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPlans include its own 1.2-gigawatt gas power plant.
- 💧 WaterCity deal says it would use and reuse 15-16 million gallons a day at full size. · 15,000,000 gallons a day
- 💵 Cost$10 billion
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Did Waco agree to release the land from its ETJ? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has an air permit for the gas plant been filed? 🙋 I'll find out
- Where will 15-16 million gallons a day of water come from? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 2025Infrakey bought the farmland; Lacy Lakeview signed a first memorandum.
- Dec 9, 2025City Council voted 6-1 to approve an agreement and annex 520 acres.
🛰️ See it from above
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We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Proposed data center project for Waco area would be paradigm changer · The Texas Tribune / Waco Bridge · Nov 24, 2025
- Lacy Lakeview council votes to annex land for proposed $10 billion AI data center · KWTX · Dec 10, 2025
- 'We don't want this': Lacy Lakeview approves data center agreement · KXXV · Dec 9, 2025
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